*Band E, when used on composition resistors, indicates
percent failure per 1,000 hours. On film resistors, a white band
E indicates solderable terminal.

INSULATION CODING

MILITARY (MIL):Same as EIA with the
addition of: Noninsulated resistors with ra-
dial leads designated by a black background
color or by a background the same color as
the first significant figure of the resistance
value.

EIA: Insulated resistors with axial leads
are designated by a background of any color
except black. The usual color is natural tan.
Noninsulated resistors with axial leads are
designated by a black background color.

Mica CapacitorColor CodeMILITARY STANDARD MIL-C-5C

Color

Digits of Capacitance (uuf)

Multi-plierC

Tolerance%D

Characteristic.See table below.

WorkingVolts DCF

OperatingTemperatureG

VibrationGrade(cps)H

A

B

Black

0

0

1

± 20

---

---

-55 to +70oC

10-55

Brown

1

1

10

± 1

B

---

---

---

Red

2

2

100

± 2

C

---

-55 to +85oC

---

Orange

3

3

1,000

---

D

300

---

---

Yellow

4

4

---

---

E

---

-55 to +125oC

10-2,000

Green

5

5

---

± 5

F

500

---

---

Blue

6

6

---

---

---

---

-55 to +150oC

---

Violet

7

7

---

---

---

---

---

---

Gray

8

8

---

---

---

---

---

---

White

9

9

---

---

---

---

---

---

Gold

---

---

0.1

± 5

---

---

---

---

Silver

---

---

---

± 10

---

---

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*Earlier MIL-C-5 capacitors are not color coded on back.
In such cases ignore F,G,H and use Voltage Rating Table below.